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them slant slightly to the back, so that all 

 moisture may drain through the holes. 



Five does and a buck are sufficient to com- 

 mence with. Put each into a separate hutch, 

 and after they become accustomed to their sur- 

 roundings let each doe in turn visit the buck's 

 hutch for a few hours or a day. Should 

 they fight viciously, return the doe to her own 

 hutch until the next week. Never risk putting 

 the buck into a doe's hutch, for they usu- 

 ally resent the intrusion with tooth and nail. 



Soon after Mrs. Bunny returns to her own 

 hutch, she will commence to gather up the 

 bedding in her mouth and carry it into the 

 nest box. When it is filled with the hay, 

 she hollows out a round hole in the centre, 

 which she then lines with fur pulled from 

 her own body. After thirty days it will be 

 occupied by sightless, furless little creatures; 

 but not a hint will Mrs. Bunny give you of 

 the fact until, the nine days of infantile ugli- 

 ness being past, she allows them to run out 

 into the hutch for a few minutes at a time. 



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